Subject: Charles Dickens

• Vintage Q&A With the Decemberists' Colin Meloy

  April 23, 2008

• To All a Good Night

  December 17, 1998

• Shining Story, Wooden Nickleby

  A Dickens classic is almost perfectly adapted for the screen.

  January 9, 2003

• A Christmas Carol Glows

  The Denver Center's supple staging is designed to delight.

  December 19, 2002

• A Child's Christmas in Wales

  Celebrate the season with Dylan Thomas.

  December 13, 2007

• Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol

  A resurrected ghost makes for a spirited evening.

  December 20, 2007

• The Night Heron

  Jez Butterworth has created a rare bird, grounded in place and character.

  October 25, 2007

• Urinetown

  Oh, what a relief it is.

  December 7, 2006

• Sunshine Superman

  November 24, 2005

• Artful Dodging

  Polanski's Oliver Twist misses the grit of the Dickens classic.

  September 29, 2005

• No Freak Show

  Bas Bleu's thoughtful Elephant Man explores the spirit of outcasts.

  June 30, 2005

• Home on the Range

  Tales of life in the Mile High City.

  March 17, 2005

• Present Joy

  The Denver Center's annual Christmas Carol is sublime.

  December 16, 2004

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  November 25, 2004

• Prose and Cons

  The Decemberists make smart music, and damn the consequences.

  March 11, 2004

• Soul Food

  Cafe Nuba kicks off seven days of Kwanzaa

  December 25, 2003

• Welcome Back, Mr. Scrooge

  A Christmas Carol retains its message of hope.

  December 11, 2003

• Change Is Good

  Twist puts a new spin on old favorites

  November 27, 2003

• Dickensian Exploitation

  Despite some flaws, the cast of Oliver! delivers a watchable performance.

  November 20, 2003

• Devil May Care

  Joshua Kane brings Gothic banter to the Arvada Center this weekend.

  October 24, 2002

• Three Chirps

  Heritage Square's The Cricket on the Hearth passes the pest of time.

  February 21, 2002

• Captivating Women

  The saga of four sisters returns in a respectable musical adaptation.

  December 6, 2001

• And to All a Good Night

  The stage is set for Christmas in Denver.

  December 16, 1999

• A Little Prep Talk

  The Farrelly brothers grow up with Outside Providence.

  September 2, 1999

• Slay Bells

  December 3, 1998

• Lower Your Expectations

  January 29, 1998

• What the Dickens

  December 19, 1996

• KIDS SEE THE DARNEDEST THINGS

  January 17, 1996

• THAT'S THE SPIRIT

  January 11, 1995

• LOSING THE SPIRIT

  December 21, 1994

• Q&A with Kevin Devine

  Photo by Denny DoesKevin Devine. Singer-songwriter Kevin Devine, the subject of a profile in this week's Westword advancing his Sunday, May 24 gig at the Marquis Theatre with Miniature Tigers, The Rouge and Brian Bonz, is the rarest of interview subjects: a guy who listeners carefully to every question and answers each as completely and honestly as he can, without regard to self-promotion or vanity. The result, accessible after the jump, is probably the longest and most extensive Q&A published

  May 20, 2009